Baby-coach or go-cart.



- Patented May l3, I902.-

A. R. LAMPLUGH &. H. LEVI.

BABY COACH on GO-CART.

(Application filed Sept. 5, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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No. 699,883. Patented May l3, I902.

A. B. LAMPLUGH 8. H. LEVI.

BABY COACH 0R GO-CART.

(Application filed Sept. 6. 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

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AUGUSTUS R. LAMPLUGH AND HARRY LEVI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA,ASSIGNORS TO FANNIE BLOOH AND HARRY LEVI, COPARTNERS TRADING AS THEPHILADELPHIA BABY CARRIAGE FACTORY, OF PHILA- DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BABY-COACH 'OR GO-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,883, dated May 13,1902.

Application filed September 5,1901 Serial No. 74,356- (No model.)

T (tZZ whom it ntay concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS R. LAMP- LU GH and HARRY LEVI, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBaby- Coaches or Go-Garts, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention consists of an improvement Io in baby-coaches andgo-carts, and is designed to provide mechanism for tilting the back andfootpiece thereof and for locking said parts in their adjusted positionand for tilting the back independently of the footpiece.

The invention further consists of details of construction hereinafterfully described and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the go-cart constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of aportion thereof. Fig. 3 represents a section thereof, taken on line a;to, Fig. 2. Fig. 4c represents a section taken on the line 3 y of Fig.2. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 represent de- 2 5 tail views.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a portion of the frame of acoach, B the tilting back, and C the pivoted footpiece. Extending fromthe frame A are the side plates D, provided with a series of openings toreceive thepins E, extending through the ends of the outside dowels F ofthe back and forming 3 5 part of the means for locking said back. Theinner ends of these pins are provided with racks G, suitably guided in acasing H, secured to a cross-piece J of the back. Situated within thecasing H and engaging with the rack is a gear K, that is rigidly securedto a spindle L, forming part of the devices for actuating said lockingmeans, said spindle L preferably passing through the center dowel M ofthe back, the upper end of said 5 spindle being provided with a handleN. A

spring P encircles the spindle L and is secured at its opposite ends tosaid spindle and the cross-piece J of the back and exerts a tension uponthe spindle in a direction to cause it to rotate to move the pins Eoutwardly, so that they will enter the openings in the plates D to holdthe back in its adjusted position, it being noted that by turning thesespindles against the tension-spring these pins are drawn inwardly toallow the back to be tilted.

The footpiece is suitably pivoted to the frame A, as at R, and isconnected, by means of links S and T, with the sliding member U, mountedupon the guide V, mounted on a stationary part of the coach. The link Sis pivoted to the footpiece, as at W, and passes between the legs of anupright guide X, fastened to the frame, and at its other end is pivotedto the link T. The link Tis pivoted at one end to the sliding member Uand at its other end passes through a guide-block Y, pivoted to theupright guide X. The guide V is curved concentrically with the pivot ofthe back 13, and I provide interlocking means between the guide V andthe sliding member U to lock the same immovable when the footpiece iselevated, and in the instance illustrated I employ a catch Z, that isadapted to engage the upper portion of said guide V, a convenientarrangement for effecting this consisting of an opening A in said guideV, that is engaged by the finger B of the catch, said finger beingpressed against the side of the guide V by means of a spring C, fastenedto the slidable member U, The spindle L extends through the casing H andis provided with a member, conveniently a lug or shoulder D, that isadapted to engage the catch Z to withdraw its finger B'from the openingA. This lug D also engages the shoulder E of the catch, so as to make apositive connection between the spindle and the sliding memberU, wherebythe latter can be drawn downwardly to depress the footpiece C.

The operation is as follows: When the back piece stands in an uprightposition and the footpiece is depressed, as shown in Fig. 1, the slidingmember U is at thelowerend of the guide V and the pins E are inengagement with the lowermost opening of the plate D. By turning thespindle L the pins are withdrawn, and then the back can be tilteddownwardly to any desired extent, which will, by

reason of the engagement between the lower end of the spindle and thesliding member U, raise the footpiece. When the spindle is released, thespring E will force the pins outwardly and into the desired opening inthe plates D to hold the parts in this position. By depressing the backuntil the sliding member is raised to the upper end of the guide V thefinger B on catch Z engages said opening, and the footpiece will be heldin this position, it being noted that when the back is tilted to raisethe sliding member to this position the pins will have passed theuppermost opening of the plate D, when by moving the back upwardly alittle distance the pins will engage the uppermost opening, or the backcan be raised to any desired extent independently of the footpiece andleaving the footpiece in its elevated position. When it is desired tolower the footpiece, the back is tilted until the lug on the spindlestands opposite the catch Z, and then by turning the spindle against theaction of the spring until its member D engages the shoulder E on thecatch Z the catch is not only turned on its pivot to withdraw its fingerB from the opening A, but the member by engaging the shoulder E connectsthe spindle and sliding member, so that as the back is moved up wardlythe sliding member and footpiece are depressed.

Although we have shown and described in this application a tiltableback, locking devices at the lower end portion thereof, and a handle orfinger-piece at the upper end portionthereof suitably connected with thelockingdevices for actuating the same, the connecting-piece being soarranged that it extends only in the plane of the back, we do not inthis application claim such a construction, as the same is claimed in anapplication filed by us August 28, 1901, Serial No. 73,558, for ababy-coach or go-cart.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a frame of a coach or go-cart, of a tiltableback and footpiece, locking means for holding said back and framerelatively immovable, and devices for actuating said locking means toconnect or disconnect the back and frame and by means of which saidfootpiece is engaged and moved with the back.

2. A coach or go-cart having a tiltable back and footpiece, lockingmeans for said back, a movable member connected with said footpiece, anddevices for actuating said locking means, and by means of which saidmovable member is engaged and said footpiece moved with the back.

3. A coach or go-cart having a tiltable back and footpiece, lockingmeans for said back, a movable member connected with said footpiece, acatch to hold said member, and devices for actuating said locking meansand for actuating said catch and by means of which said movable memberis engaged and the footpiece moved with the back.

4. A coach having a tiltable back and footpiece, a guide mounted upon astationary part of the coach, a sliding member mounted upon said plateand connected with the footpiece, a catch carried by said sliding memberand adapted to engage said guide, means for tilting the back and forholding it in adjusted position, said means being normally disconnectedfrom and movable independently of said sliding member and provided witha member to engage said catch and sliding member for disengaging thecatch and guide and for moving said sliding member upon the guide whenthe back is tilted.

5. A. coach or go-cart having a tiltable back and footpiece, a movablemember upon the frame of the go-cart, a link pivotally connectedtherewith at one end, a movable guide engaging the other end of saidlink, a second link pivoted to said first-mentioned link and to thefootpiece, and means for tilting the back, situated to engage saidmovable member to shift the same and tilt the footpiece.

6. A coach or go-cart having a tiltable back and footpiece, a guidesecured to a stationary portion of the coach or go-cart, and providedwith an opening near its upper end, a sliding member mounted upon saidguide and pivotally connected with the footpiece, a springactuated catchcarried by said sliding member and adapted to engage said opening in theguide, a shoulder upon said catch, means for tilting the back embodyinga rotatable spindle having a lug situated to engage said shoulder of thecatch to move said catch against the action of the spring and to engagesaid sliding member to move the same upon the guide.

7. The combination with the frame of a coach or go-cart, of a swingingback provided with laterally-extending locking-pins at the lower endportion of the sides thereof, asprin g for moving said pins outwardly,devices carried by said back for moving said pins inwardly, said devicesextending to the upper end portion of the'back and being providedthereat with a handle or finger-piece.

8. The combination with aframe of a coach, of a swinging back, arotatable spindle extending through said back and substantially in theplane thereof, locking-pins mounted upon said back and connected withsaid spindle to be moved thereby, a series of sockets to receive theends of said pins, and a spring for moving said pins toward saidsockets.

9. The combination with a frame of a coach, of a pivoted back, arotatable spindle extending through the dowel thereof and above andbelow the same, pins mounted upon said back and geared to said spindle,arms at the sides of said frames provided with openings to receive saidpins, and a spring for moving said pins outwardly and into saidopenings.

10. The combination with a frame of a coach, of a pivoted back, arotatable spindle carried thereby and provided with a gear, pins mountedupon said back and having racks engaged by said gear, and arms upon saidframe having openings situated to engage said pins.

11. Acoach having a tiltable back and footpiece, a guidemounted upon astationary part of the coach, a sliding member mounted upon said guideand connected with the footpiece, interlocking means for said guide andsliding member adapted to interlock when the footpiece is elevated,means movable with the back for tilting the same and holding it inadjusted position, said means being provided with a member normallydisconnected from and movable independently of said sliding member, andadapted to engage said interlocking means to unlock the same and allowthe footpiece to descend, said member being also adapted to contact withand move the sliding member upon said guide to elevate the footpiece.

12. A coach havinga tiltable back and footpiece, a guide mounted upon astationary part of the coach, a sliding member mounted upon said guideand connected with the footpiece, a catch carried by said sliding.member and adapted to engage said guide when the footpiece is elevated,means movable with said back for tilting the same and holding it inadjusted position, said means being provided with a member normallydisconnect-ed from and movable independently of said sliding member andadapted to engage said catch to disengage the same from said guide toallow the footpiece to descend, said member being also adapted tocontact with and move the sliding member upon said guide to elevate thefootpiece.

AUGUSTUS R. LAMPLUGI'I. HARRY LEVI. Witnesses:

HARRY COBB KENNEDY, O. D. MOVAY.

